“No One Lives Forever” by Oingo Boingo

"No One Lives Forever" comes off Dead Man's Party, Oingo Boingo's 1985 album, and it's Danny Elfman's show from the ground up: he wrote the words and the music, sings it, plays guitar and co-produced it with Steve Bartek, who plays guitar alongside him. It's a title that sits snugly on a record called Dead Man's Party.

Behind them the credits read like a full-dress revue. John Avila plays bass and adds his voice to Elfman's, Mike Bacich takes the keyboards, and Johnny "Vatos" Hernandez covers drums and percussion. Then there's the horn line, three deep: Sam "Sluggo" Phipps on tenor sax, Leon Schneiderman on alto and baritone, and Dale Turner doubling on trombone and trumpet. Bill Jackson recorded it and Michael Frondelli mixed it.

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